Navratilova is the only player in history to hold all four majors in singles and doubles simultaneously. She won 6 singles slams in a row and 8 doubles slams in a row.

@kloatlanta

10 ай бұрын

Her record from 1982-86 is ridiculous

@MrPernell27

9 ай бұрын

She also won 5 mixed GS titles during that time

@andreacapulco2949

9 ай бұрын

I think margaret court has more GS titles than martina... singles, doubles & mixed 🤔

@tobiasisback4605

9 ай бұрын

@@andreacapulco2949 Yes, but many of those were in the amateur era and in less competitive fields e.g. at the AO, where she won 11 singles titles and 23 titles in total when many of the top players internationally did not attend. That's not to dismiss Court's great record, she is certainly in the GOAT discussion, but the competitive context is important too. Also, Navratilova and Evert skipped numerous FOs and AOs in the 70s to focus on Team Tennis, so as to support and help grow the nascent women’s tour. Their slam records would have been even better if they had attended these, but in those days it wasn’t just all about the slams. They were only two years apart and with overlapping primes: two top 5 all-time greats competing for slams and the #1 spot throughout their careers. That is a highly competitive context.

@JSmith-zr2ve

3 ай бұрын

@@andreacapulco2949too bad she’s a hateful twat. 😊

THANK YOU! This is the only one of Martina's 18 slam wins I didn't get to see live- or the whole match (there have been clips/highlights posted).

Kathy was able to break a huge streak by Martina... going into the Wimbledon Doubles final of 1985, Martina and Pam had won 109 straight matches- including the 1984 Grand Slam. Kathy and her partner, Liz Symlie beat them in the final to stop the streak- still the longest in tennis history.

Gorgeous quality - thank you - Beautiful to witness the variety and utter skills of two superb atletes on real grass. A feast for the tennis lover - full court shot making, the real grass of the AO, a superb Kathy Jordan in action, and Martina - what can you say - every gift on display to be enjoyed. Due to Technology - this multi talented range of shots and shotmaking will never be seen, ever again... Baseline bashing anyone...?

@RafaelSale

6 ай бұрын

Tennis is m boring with all the changes that happened in the last 20 plus years. I used to watch it all the time, now I haven't watched a single match in 10 years.

Thank you!! It’s wonderful to watch these older matches and with high definition enough to see the ball. Much appreciated!!

at 3-1 the commentator says this would be the 3rd leg for Martina in route for the Grand Slam... to get players to play all four majors (they didn't in the 70s- not til the early to mid 80s did that happen), the ITF offered a $1 million bonus if a player- man or woman, who could win 4 in a row, not just in one calendar year. Martina did it winning Wimbledon 83, the US 83, the Aussie 83 (held in December back then- moved to January in 1987) and the French 84- she continued her streak winning Wimbledon and US Open in 84- 6 in a row- still the record for most slams in a row. Chris won 3 in a row- 82 US and Aussie and 83 French- but Jordan beat her at Wimbledon- Chris had food poisoning, stopping her shot.

Martina in absolute goddess mode. What a pleasure to watch.

this was THE year for Martina- 86-1 record (Horvath French 4th round only loss)- of course, 84 wasn't bad either- 78-2- including 74 match win streak. 6 in a row slams 83-84, next year's loss in sf to Sukova snapped that.

Martina did have a scare with Jo Durie in the quarterfinals, winning the third set 6-4, but she was always the overwhelming favorite to win this even though Kathy played well enough to make it competitive in the second set. It was still a bit strange not to see Chrissie in the final as she withdrew from the tournament along with Andrea Jaeger and Tracy Austin.

@johniii8147

10 ай бұрын

Yeah Chris pulled out of the tournament.

@th8257

3 ай бұрын

Chris said to Martina after her 1982 win 'Thank God I finally won, it means I don't have to come back' (The Australian Open being very much the poor relation of the grand slams back then, and inconveniently held in December). In her speech after the match, Martina somewhat bitchily then told the crowd what Chris had said.

Best quality 👍🏼👍🏼Love matches from this era

Some Seles AO matches from '93, please?

Cant imagine enjoying watching Jordan play (again. Interestingly though her older sister won the AO in the 70s -

1:00:46 - Navratilova's everywhere!

Kathy's sister Barbara won the event in 1979.

@realfrantic

Жыл бұрын

It makes me happy that her sister won a Slam and she didn't. She was very difficult to like or cheer for.

@aagold76

Жыл бұрын

@@realfrantic although- no one really played the Australian or the French in the late 70s- none of the top players were there.... there was a tournament in the states where you made twice as much to win as the Aussie, and most of the top player played that and World Team Tennis was big in the 70s- players signed contracts and the season was during the French Open- both Chris and Martina skipped both- if not for that, they would both probably have 3-4 more Slams. It wasn't until the 80s, when the ITF offered bonuses that the 2 tournaments took off and became the equal of the other 2.

@realfrantic

Жыл бұрын

I don't disagree with anything you said, aagold76. I know the field that Barbara defeated was not strong. That still doesn't change my opinion of Kathy, who was mostly unlikeable and a sourpuss, despite her talent.

This was a matter of talent.

The Australian Open still somewhat the poor relation of the grand slams then. It didn't get a full 128 draw until 1988 and many of the top players skipped it (notably defending champion Chris Evert this year, who was injured). The #2 seed was Sylvia Hanika, who lost in the quarters. Martina only had to win 6 matches (there was no 4th round), beating Sayers, a young Ros Fairbank, Durie, Shriver and Jordan. The only time she was threatened was against Durie in the quarters, going to 6-4 in the final set.

Martina…still my fav!

One of those matches where Martina's concentration was in and out. She was perhaps slightly lucky that it didn't cost her that second set. I suspect Martina felt she'd won this one before she stepped out on the court.

Brilliant from Martina

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Martina I believe is in the best shape here ,ever. I think she got too thin in 85,86. Here working out off court was exciting to her and it shows in her legs . She looks fantastically strong .

@rolandgreen7484

8 ай бұрын

Nancy Lieberman, her abusive girlfriend, was the best for her game. She would beat the shit out of Martina if she slacked off in her workouts even a bit, and scared her to being super fit and dominant. Once she and Nancy broke up, she slacked off a bit, as she no longer had to scare her into working 120% or get the crap beat out of her by her even stronger girlfriend (the worlds best basketball player at the time, a physical beast).

not sure why the commentator said that Navratilova was "the winner of 15 of her last 16 Grand Slams"... this obviously was not the case.

If my service motion is like Jordan, my back would have quit on me years ago

@johniii8147

10 ай бұрын

Yeah it even looks painful to watch.

Ive always been curious about MNs 3rd set tiebreak 86 loss to Jordan at VSOakland. Anyone have insight into that? By every accounting MNs game is higher quality than KJs. Always seemed an odd result in prime Navratilova era.

@kloatlanta

10 ай бұрын

Must have been an off day

@th8257

9 ай бұрын

It seems Jordan was playing well that tournament - she'd also beaten reigning US Open champion Mandlikova in round 2.

@iwantafennec9577

5 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly, that was Martina’s first tournament back after a bout with influenza that forced her to pull out of and miss defending her title at the two week Lipton tournament just before. She may have been shaking off a bit of rust, but Jordan could be a tricky player; especially if you were not at your best.

@MrYonexguy63

5 ай бұрын

@@iwantafennec9577 thanks. The loss is one of the few i never understood. Also the Barcelona loss to Tauziat.

One thing i have noticed is that the matches at Kooyang (i think) are all pretty bad... Glad they shifted to Melbourne Park.

Jordan certainly had a fine career

@TIZNYC

3 ай бұрын

I don’t think she ever won a tournament.

Thank god ..otherwise the video usually show Chris winning all the points . ..and Navratilova carrying the trophy. 🤣

Upload please Djokovic vs Medvedev 2019 fourth round, and Djokovic vs Tiafoe 2021 secound round.

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Is that grass?😄😄😄

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Ok.... so I can't watch this Kathy Jordan person play. From the very first point of the match, she is just VERY VERY NEGATIVE. She has a very negative and angry bodily language on every single point she loses. Coaching her must have been hell. Watching her is not pleasant

@guyinsf

5 ай бұрын

I noticed that too.

@TIZNYC

3 ай бұрын

Yeah. Ugly attitude and ugly game. Was never a fan.

Best era of womens tennis before all the grunters and screamers came along.

Extremely weak era with even pathetic weak field. Just look at the top 10 seeds of 1983 A.O.

@tobiasisback4605

9 ай бұрын

It's not a weak era when it fields 2 of the top 5 greatest players of all time in their prime playing the best tennis of their lives. The 93-97 Graf era is truly weak. Not a single all-time great opposing Graf, no wonder Graf mopped up after #1 Seles was removed from contention. If Navratilova had only the likes of poor Mary Joe Fernandez or Sabatini between her and a slam title, she'd have 25+!

@rajusaha855

8 ай бұрын

​​​​​@@tobiasisback460593-97 has Vicario, Hingis, Pierce , Novotna, Conchita Martinez, Seles (after her comeback she won 1 slam & reached 2 us open final), Davenport (solid top 10 player from 1994). So that's field was far better than inconsistent Mandlikova, Shriver, Kathy Jordan, Sukova, Claudia kohde Klisch, Jo Durie & tired Chris Evert who still playing tennis with wooden racquet compared to powerful graphite racquet of Martina. Little wonder a 17 year old Steffi already touted as Martina's toughest rival lol🤣🤣.

@rajusaha855

8 ай бұрын

​@@tobiasisback4605Steffi would have 30 slams & couple of more CGYS slams if her opponent were the same as of Martina's from 1982-86. Tennis (especially in WTA) in those days were basically filled with USA players, Australian tennis declined but things chance in late 80's when Graf, Sabatini, Novotna, Vicario then Seles came into scene.

@tobiasisback4605

8 ай бұрын

@@rajusaha855 Blah blah blah. MJF, Sanchez, Sabatini, Novotna, Coetzer et al weren’t in Evert's league. When the #2 in the world in 1984 is better than the #2 in the world in 1995, by definition the field has declined.

@rajusaha855

8 ай бұрын

​@@tobiasisback4605peak Seles way better than Evert of 1982-86, ASV better than Mandlikova, Novotna, Sabatini, Pierce, peak Hingis (1997-99), peak Davenport (1998-1999) were way better than Sukova, Claudia kohde Klisch, Jo Durie, Kathy Rinaldi, Shriver, Kathy Jordan. 🤣🤣 BTW i don't count MJF as Steffi's main rival but still she was far better than Shriver, Jordan & some second rated German like Claudia kohde Klisch types.